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Street Food in Taiwan: Pig's Blood Cake
Now, it would almost seem like an insult if I actually tried to summarize what constitutes street food in Taiwan, given its wide range of tastes. Typical street food in Taiwan ranges from tempura to fried octopus tentacles to stinky tofu, but if there were one thing that could be considered Taiwanese through and through, it would be pig's blood cake.'Brutta ma Buona' in Taiwan, Part 3: Leng Re Bing
At the periphery of a hectic traffic circle in the southern Taiwanese town of Chaozhou sits a bright, open-air eatery called Zheng Lao Pai Leng Re Bing (正老牌冷熱冰). Loosely translated, the name means "authentic, original cold-hot bing," and the stock in trade of this establishment is a sweet snack as formidable as any you'll ever encounter.'Brutta ma Buona' in Taiwan, Part 2: Xiaren Rou Yuan, Niu Za Tang, and Youyu Geng
In Barry Foy's previous posting ("'Brutta ma Buona' in Taiwan, Part 1: Fan Tuan") he conjured up a category of Taiwanese specialties that might (by Western standards, at least) fit the Italian description brutta ma buona—"ugly but good." Today he checks out a few more: xiaren rou yuan, niu za tang (pictured), and youyu geng.'Brutta ma Buona' in Taiwan, Part 1: Fan Tuan
Devotees of Italian cuisine will recognize the phrase brutta ma buona—"ugly but good." It applies to foods that are tasty and satisfying, even if they're unlikely to win any beauty contests. Taiwan, one of the world's premier patches of culinary real estate, has its own share of ugly-but-goods. Steer clear of the various edible lumps, bumps, and viscous puddles on offer, however, and you risk missing out on much of the good stuff.Chinese Food Carvings
[Photograph: national Palace Museum] That's not a glistening chunk of pork—that's a stone carved to look like a glistening chunk of pork. The "Meat-shaped Stone," along with the "Jadeite Cabbage," made during the Ch'ing Dynasty (1644–1911) are some of the most famous pieces at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan....Photo of the Day: Epic Taiwanese Shaved Ice
[Flickr: yusheng] Shaved ice + red beans + sweetened condensed milk + flan = hong dou bing, or red bean shaved ice, a typical Taiwanese dessert. Oh, glistening suspension of red beans in thick condensed milk topped with wobbly pudding mass—how I love you. For those who live in Taipei, Yusheng says he got this shaved ice at Gāoxióng Pópóbīng. Related How to Make Patbingsu (Korean Shaved Ice) Sugar Rush: Mango Special Shaved Ice at the Flushing Mall Snapshots from Asia: Will the Real Shaved Ice Please Stand Up? Top Ten Taiwanese Snacks...Photo Tour of Shilin Market in Taipei
Photographs by Joel Haas Get a look into the chaotic and food-centric Shilin Night Market, the largest night market in Taipei, with Joel Haas's photo tour on Neatorama. You can find fruits, freshly made dumplings, candied tomatoes, obanyaki, sugar cane juice, and more in this market that runs from the late afternoon until about 2 a.m. For more Taiwanese night market food porn, check out the Taiwan Night Markets Flickr group. Related Eating in Taipei Top Ten Taiwanese Snacks...I Want This Now: Mister Donut's Cute Cellphone Charms
Photograph from yusheng on Flickr If you live in Taiwan, go to Japanese doughnut chain Mister Donut for some ridiculously cute cellphone charms, including the elephant charm above. (Look at those ears! There's cream coming out of them! Cream!) Yusheng explains that the chain is having a promotion where for every NT$70 (about $2 USD) you spend, you get a scratch-off card with 1 to 5 points. When you collect 10 points, you can exchange them for a cellphone charm. If I lived in Taiwan, I'd be at Mister Donuts every day to collect all four....McDonald's Multigrain Bun in Taiwan
That's too many seeds for a normal McDonald's bun. Spotted in Taiwan, the "Grilled Chicken Multi Grains" demonstrates the fast food industry's attempt to make us healthier—and what better way than with big, fat seeds. The sandwich isn't currently available in the United States, where the closest alternative is a Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich on a "toasted honey wheat bakery roll." (No seeds involved.)...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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